| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inoussa Dangou |  BEN |
| 2 | Stefan Stoykov |  BUL |
| 3 | Milkessa Chalchisa |  ETH |
| 4 | Aimo Aho |  FIN |
| 5 | Antero Puranen | FIN |
| 6 | Pentti Sinersaari | FIN |
| 7 | Dave Ottley |  GBR |
| 8 | Detlef Fuhrmann |  GDR |
| 9 | Wolfgang Hanisch | GDR |
| 10 | Detlef Michel | GDR |
| 11 | Miklós Németh |  HUN |
| 12 | Ferenc Paragi | HUN |
| 13 | Dariusz Adamus |  POL |
| 14 | Zakayo Malekwa |  TAN |
| 15 | Justin Arop |  UGA |
| 16 | Dainis Kūla |  URS |
| 17 | Aleksandr Makarov | URS |
| 18 | Heino Puuste | URS |
